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I’m a Rollin Baits user-very happy with them over the last 3-4 years. My understanding is that The Dark Spell is a summer bait (higher water-temps). I really rate the Game for all year round use though I do also use the Optimum in small amounts during the colder months. However, if I was stuck with a shelf-life I’d go with Trent Baits, Freshwater Shrimp purely on results and friends recommendation.

The way prices are these days there's only two options for consistency either a good retail you can get anywhere or make your own, sticky, dna, mainline, cc moore that sort of bait. The small rolling companies are priced out can't run a unit for bait making back to the days of Fred in a shed knocking out a few kilo for themselves.

On the banning of leaders and lead clips, again nothing wrong with the products just the inexperienced users of said items. You don't ban cars because of a few terrible drivers, this is the same IMO. My lead always comes off on the take when I want it too, 4-5oz flat pear lead, korda hybrid clips, tail rubber on lightly, its off on the take, which I want on a weedy/snaggy lake. If I want to keep the lead I go for a heli set-up. Even a running setup will tangle and hold onto the lead if there's 20+ yards of coiled line attached still. Pike are a pain for doing this - biting you off at the rod tips, happens on point swims regular.